Pacific Cod Trawl Fishermen Face 3% Fee in Bering Sea
Published Date: 4/10/2026
Notice
Summary
If you’re part of the Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative fishing in Alaska’s Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, heads up! For 2025, the cost recovery fee is set at 3% of the value of your catch, helping cover management and enforcement costs. This fee was due by August 31, 2025, and the official notice came out on April 10, 2026.
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2025 PCTC Cost Recovery Fee: 3%
If you are a member of a Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative, NMFS set the 2025 cost recovery fee at 3 percent of the ex-vessel value of your cooperative quota (CQ) landings. NMFS used a standard price of $0.25 per pound and applied the fee to landings debited from CQ allocations between January 20 and June 10, 2025 (A and B seasons); NMFS published this fee percentage as valid on April 10, 2026.
Invoices, Payment Deadline, and Permit Consequences
NMFS sent invoices to PCTC cooperatives before July 31, 2025, and each cooperative had to submit its 2025 fee payment by August 31, 2025. If a cooperative failed to pay by August 31, NMFS will disapprove that cooperative's application to transfer CQ or to issue a CQ permit the following year until full payment is received.
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